A small fire that lit up the side of the Access Communications building on Park Street Wednesday evening will not affect operations for the communications provider on Thursday. The blaze, which firefighters responded to around 9:30 p.m., destroyed a wooden gazebo located among trees along the southwest corner of the main building.

A Regina family safely escaped their home as strong winds helped fan the flames of a serious house fire in central Regina early Monday morning. Regina Fire and Protective Services responded to a 9-1-1 call at 1:29 a.m. after a caller reported seeing flames near the Albert Street bridge. The fire happened at 2707 Harrington Mews.

REGINA — The blackened, twisted wreck of two garages on Lorne Street Sunday afternoon were all that was left of a series of fires over the weekend, all thought to have been deliberately lit. Around a dozen wheelie bin blazes, four garage fires and the attempted arson of a house between Friday night and Sunday evening has Regina Fire and Protective Services asking residents to remain vigilant.

A woman has been charged after allegedly pulling a fire alarm in a building earlier this year. Crystal Rayne McGillis, 35, was not present at Regina Provincial Court on Monday on what was to be her first appearance on a charge alleging a false alarm of fire.

An overheated bathroom exhaust fan led to a fire that left more than a dozen people homeless this weekend. Early Sunday morning, emergency crews were called to 821 Empress St. for a report of a fire at the six-unit apartment building.

A Regina man planned only on taking out the trash when he sprang into action and saved two women from a house fire Wednesday. Regina Fire and Protective Services responded to a call on the 1600 block of Toronto Street shortly after 2 p.m. A neighbour reported a fire with people trapped inside the two-storey home.

According to Dale Lakeman, it was two unknown teenage boys who were the heroes at this afternoon’s Lorne Street North fire. “You couldn’t even see across the street, the smoke was so thick, and there were flames just shooting out of the window,” Lakeman said.